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Vitter Reports More Than $5M Cash on Hand

August 16, 2010 8:27 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter reports having nearly $5.4 million in his campaign coffers in advance of this month's primary election. The Republican is seeking a second term in office. His campaign released its latest round of finance reports Monday, detailing activity from July 1 to... more »
Attorney General is getting $5 million from BP grant

June 1, 2010 11:29 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is getting $5 million from the block grant aid given to Louisiana by oil giant BP for response to the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC gave Louisiana a $25 million grant for cleanup and response efforts. Gov.... more »
Louisiana-$5 million First Month's Figures For Oil Spill

May 14, 2010 4:01 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state has spent more than $3 million to fight the huge oil slick threatening the state's Gulf Coast and he expects that figure to total more than $5 million once the first month's figures are tallied. The governor added that he... more »